Ng-select: ng-option should have selected attribute

[achimha]

Just like a normal select control, the ng-option should have a boolean selected attribute to make it the selected one.

<ng-select>
  <ng-option [value]="1">First option</ng-option>
  <ng-option [value]="2" [selected]="true">Second option</ng-option>
</ng-select>

[varnastadeus]

why you need selected attribute? If you want it selected then just set ngModel 🤔

[achimha]

For visual consistency, it is desirable to use ng-select in lieu of a normal select and be able to script it the same way. The ng-option tags are emitted using *ngFor and the selected attribute could be determined from a field where using the model would require going through the collection in advance and determine the item.

I believe it would be very practical. At the same time I would like to suggest to allow option as a synonym for ng-option.

[BruneXX]

Since issue: https://github.com/ng-select/ng-select/issues/899 I'm trying to preselect first option when ng-select opens first time, but I've found that "selected" is not an @Input that I can use for that case. Can you please add it in a new version, that will be very useful.

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